Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The game has been historically popular in Persia and in Armenia, Muslim countries and among Babylonian Jews. The name nardshir comes from the Persian nard (Wooden block) and shir (lion) referring to the two type of pieces used in play. A common legend associates the game with the f ...Täielik kirjeldus
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The game has been historically popular in Persia and in Armenia, Muslim countries and among Babylonian Jews. The name nardshir comes from the Persian nard (Wooden block) and shir (lion) referring to the two type of pieces used in play. A common legend associates the game with the founder of the Sassanian dynasty, Ardshir. The oldest known reference to the game is thought to be a passage in the Talmud, although some claim it refers to the Greek game Kubeia. Another early reference is to be found in the Middle Persian romance of Chatrang-namak (written between the 7th and 9th centuries) which attributes the invention of the game to Bozorgmehr.